Club of the week
THIS WEEK: Pritchard’s Martial Arts Llanfairfechan
WHEN was PMA Llanfairfechan formed and who by?
The school opened in Llanfairfechan in September 2011 by myself, Leah Thomas.
I’m 24, and a 3rd Dan black belt in karate and kickboxing. I’ve been training in martial arts with our main instructor Chris Pritchard from PMA Caernarfon for 14 years. WHEN do the classes take place?
The classes are run in the Pendalar Hall, Llanfairfechan on Mondays, Wednesday’s, Thursdays and Fridays, from 4.30pm to 9pm. WHO are the club’s instructors?
I’m the main instructor of PMA Llanfairfechan, so take all the classes, but we do have an assistant instructor for the kids class who’s just starting with us. She is Sarah Williams from Llanfairfechan who is a blue belt in kickboxing. WHAT type of classes do you hold? We have classes for all the family! Little Dragons Karate is for three to six year olds. (4.30pm to 5pm) This class will have your child chopping, kicking and jumping for joy whilst improving their coordination, balance, concentration, respect, skills and its a lot of fun.
Our Juniors Karate class is for seven to 12 year olds. (5.15pm to 6pm) We improve school work through concentration, respect for parents and teachers, self control, teach kids how to deal with the bully without fighting and even more fun!
The for teens and adults we have Kickboxing and Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu.
Kickboxing (7.15pm to 8pm) Our martial arts classes cover kickboxing, karate, grappling and fitness. Loose weight, tone up, develop confidence, learn how to defend yourself.
On Fridays, (6.15pm to 7.15pm) we have the Gracie Jiu Jitsu which focuses on self defence and ground fighting.
It promotes that a smaller, weaker person can successfully beat a larger opponent by using arm locks and choke holds.
As well as Martial Arts, we also run a H.A.B.I.T Fitness classes through the week. (8.15pm to 8.45pm). Our 30 minute core conditioning class is a playground for adults liking fitness. It’s fun, fast, energetic and it’s been recorded to burn 475 calories in 17 minutes! DO members enter competitions?
Members can compete in competition but as their own choice. It is not our focus at the school.
But we do have a great collection of titles and awards at the school which includes my own undefeated record and two Full Contact Welsh Champion Belts.
We have a young 10 year old boy, Benjamin Malone, who has not only won a lot of local competitions but was invited to the world championships last year in Sweden and came home with a 1st and 2nd in continuous fighting. DO you offer ‘taster’ sessions?
We offer free taster sessions before joining! Kids also get a free private introductory class before joining! ANY plans for the future for LMA?
Yes, we will shortly be opening a new school in Abergele, on September 7. It will be in Canolfan Dewi Sant, Pensarn, Abergele, and will have the same classes as Llanfairfechan but on Mondays and Fridays.
The instructor there will be Jack Jourdain. You can find more details on Facebook: PMAABERGELE or call Jack on 07496 051 416.
Canolfan Dewi Sant will be holding an open day on August 15, from 11am to 3pm, and PMA Abergele will be there if you want to come and see what the school is all about. FOR more on PMA Llanfairfechan:
Find us on Facebook: Pritchard’s Martial Arts Llanfairfechan On Twitter: @pmallanfair Website (under construction): pmallanfairfechan.com
Or give us a call on 07867 318 757 for our offer of the month!